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Power Book II: Ghost is now airing on Starz, and the spin-off introduced a whole host of new characters. As Tariq (played by Michael Rainey Jr.) starts his studies at Stansfield University, he meets a whole new batch of fellow students and teachers, including his new roommate Ezekiel 'Zeke' Cross (Daniel Bellomy). Tasha (Naturi Naughton), meanwhile, has a new lawyer in the form of Davis MacLean.
All the new characters in Power Book II
Dru Tejada - Lovell Adams-Gray
Who is Dru: One of the Tejada family members that Tariq met at Zeke's party, Dru does a number of jobs for mother Monet (Mary J. Blige)—including murder.
Who plays him: Lovell Adams-Gray, who played a young Barack Obama in an episode of Legends of Tomorrow before joining the cast of CW's Coroner.
Zeke Cross - Daniel Bellomy
Who is Zeke: Tariq's roommate and star basketball player, who Tariq is "tutoring" (aka writing all his essays) as part of his university studies. He is the nephew of Monet.
Who plays him: Daniel Bellomy, previously seen in a 2017 episode of The Deuce, a 2019 episode of Suits and the film Freak Show.
Lauren - Paige Hurd
Who is Lauren: Tariq's classmate, who tries to get him to join her in the Stansfield Canonical Studies class. She could also be a potential love interest for 'Riq.
Who plays her: Paige Hurd, formerly of Everybody Hates Chris, The Oval and the Hawaii Five-0 reboot. She also played Justin Bieber's love interest in his 2010 "Never Let You Go" music video.
Jabari Reynolds - Justin Marcel McManus
Who is Jabari: One of the two teachers of Canonical Studies, who against his will had to allow Tariq to join the class.
Who plays him: Justin Marcel McManus, previously seen on Fox's Star.
Diana Tejada - LaToya Tonodeo
Who is Diana: Another member of the Tejada crime family, Diana is Monet's daughter, who Tariq had some romantic sparks with at Zeke's birthday party.
Who plays her: LaToya Tonodeo, who appeared in two episodes of The Fosters and in Crackle original The Oath.
Speaking to Hollywood Life, she said of her character: "She's grappling with different choices and definitely navigating through being the daughter and also trying to find a way to stand on her own. There's a lot of discovery that's going to happen with her personality-wise, I feel like she starts to learn a lot about herself just from her surroundings, whether it be new or current."
Monet - Mary J. Blige
Who is Monet: A crime boss who will do whatever it takes to keep her family safe—including murder. As Tariq tries to pay for Tasha's new lawyer, he is going to get into a business that steps on Monet's toes, causing trouble for the entire cast of Power Book II: Ghost.
Tasha actor Naturi Naughton also hinted that Monet and Tasha will cause trouble for each other. She told Digital Spy: "We may not see each other at first, because our worlds are different. However, our paths may cross. And when they do. We will not be buddy buddy, not at first."
Who plays her: Mary J. Blige, the Oscar-nominated (for Mudbund) singer and actor. Most recently, she was seen in The Umbrella Academy, though Blige has also appeared in Scream: The TV Series, Entourage and Rock of Ages.
Davis MacLean - Method Man
Who is Davis: A hotshot and expensive lawyer who might be Tasha's only chance to escape RICO charges—if Tariq can afford him, that is.
Who plays him: Clifford Smith, aka Method Man, the Wu-Tang Clan member who has recently acted in Teenage Bounty Hunters, The Last O.G. and The Deuce.
Speaking to Hollywood Life, the singer and rapper said of his role: "He's brilliant, ethically challenged. He's smart. He's a very highly motivated defense attorney with a few secrets of his own. He's drawn into the St. Patricks' crazy world of mayhem and drugs, but the only thing he's addicted to at the end of the day is winning."
Danilo Ramirez - Shalm Ortiz
Who is Danilo: An NYPD cop newly assigned to the Queens borough, putting him at odds with Monet and her operation.
Who plays him: Shalm Ortiz, whom English viewers may know from Grand Hotel. Spanish-language viewers, however, may recognize him from telenovelas and dramas like Lady of Steel, La Piloto and Una Maid en Manhattan.
Power Book II airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on Starz.
